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Over the weekend I spent nearly 2 days in a traumatic surgery
specialist unit.

In the next bed was a man who had destroyed a toe on one foot and a
lot of the flesh on the opposite shin. He had slipped on a sloping
lawn, using a Flymo and slid his legs under the blade.
General anaesthetic and foreign holiday cancelled.


Just further away a professional gardener was hedge trimming at his
own property (using his employer's equipment). Using it one-handed, he
tried to catch a falling bough with his free hand but it had the
blades attached to it and destroyed a swathe of flesh on his free arm.
General anaesthetic and sick note

And why was I there? I was ambulanced 60 miles to Morriston after
tripping in my greenhouse, falling into and demolishing 3 panes of
glass with my left hand and falling into the shards.
I almost sectioned a large slice of my left hand and somehow took
another entry wound to my right shoulder, with sundry superficials of
a cosmetic nature.

I was lucky. Jobs done under local anaesthetic, cleaned out and
stitched up, no tendon damage.

On antibiotics, painkillers and whisky now.

Funnily enough, it was only horticultural glass, but a couple of quite
large pieces in the rubbish bin had to be attacked repeatedly with a
vigorous large hammer to reduce them to disposable fragments



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On 23/05/2010 12:06, ®óñ© © ²°¹° wrote:


I was lucky. Jobs done under local anaesthetic, cleaned out and
stitched up, no tendon damage.

On antibiotics, painkillers and whisky now.

Funnily enough, it was only horticultural glass, but a couple of quite
large pieces in the rubbish bin had to be attacked repeatedly with a
vigorous large hammer to reduce them to disposable fragments


Ow, bloody hell. Enjoy your medicinal whisky and hope the various war
wounds heal soon.
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Funnily enough, it was only horticultural glass, but a couple of quite
large pieces in the rubbish bin had to be attacked repeatedly with a
vigorous large hammer to reduce them to disposable fragments


Well, horticultural glass is only sheet as opposed to float, and generally
imported from some eastern bloc country, but can be any thickness.

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On 23/05/10 12:06, ®óñ© © ²°¹° wrote:
A cautionary tale.(crossposted if you need to care)


Over the weekend I spent nearly 2 days in a traumatic surgery
specialist unit.


That wouldn't be my first choice of locations for a weekend break.

[...]

And why was I there? I was ambulanced 60 miles to Morriston after
tripping in my greenhouse, falling into and demolishing 3 panes of
glass with my left hand and falling into the shards.
I almost sectioned a large slice of my left hand and somehow took
another entry wound to my right shoulder, with sundry superficials of
a cosmetic nature.


That's the spirit! Don't do things by halves.


I was lucky. Jobs done under local anaesthetic, cleaned out and
stitched up, no tendon damage.


Phew!

GWS.



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On 23/05/10 12:06, ®óñ© © ²°¹° wrote:
A cautionary tale.(crossposted if you need to care)


Over the weekend I spent nearly 2 days in a traumatic surgery
specialist unit.


That wouldn't be my first choice of locations for a weekend break.

[...]

And why was I there? I was ambulanced 60 miles to Morriston after
tripping in my greenhouse, falling into and demolishing 3 panes of
glass with my left hand and falling into the shards.
I almost sectioned a large slice of my left hand and somehow took
another entry wound to my right shoulder, with sundry superficials of
a cosmetic nature.


That's the spirit! Don't do things by halves.


I was lucky. Jobs done under local anaesthetic, cleaned out and
stitched up, no tendon damage.


Phew!

GWS.


Cheers, and thanks

(I got out of peeling the potatoes today)


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On 23/05/10 12:45, ®óñ© © ²°¹° wrote:

I was lucky. Jobs done under local anaesthetic, cleaned out and
stitched up, no tendon damage.


Phew!

GWS.


Cheers, and thanks

(I got out of peeling the potatoes today)


Not trusted with sharp implements is my guess.



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On Sun, 23 May 2010 12:37:54 +0100, Bernard Peek
wrote:

On 23/05/10 12:06, ®óñ© © ²°¹° wrote:
A cautionary tale.(crossposted if you need to care)


Over the weekend I spent nearly 2 days in a traumatic surgery
specialist unit.

That wouldn't be my first choice of locations for a weekend break.

[...]

And why was I there? I was ambulanced 60 miles to Morriston after
tripping in my greenhouse, falling into and demolishing 3 panes of
glass with my left hand and falling into the shards.
I almost sectioned a large slice of my left hand and somehow took
another entry wound to my right shoulder, with sundry superficials of
a cosmetic nature.

That's the spirit! Don't do things by halves.

I was lucky. Jobs done under local anaesthetic, cleaned out and
stitched up, no tendon damage.

Phew!

GWS.


I meant to say that and clicked 'send' prematurely

Cheers, and thanks

(I got out of peeling the potatoes today)


So did I, I just scrubbed them and cooked them in their jackes.

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On 23/05/2010 12:06, ®óñ© © ²°¹° wrote:
A cautionary tale.(crossposted if you need to care)


Over the weekend I spent nearly 2 days in a traumatic surgery
specialist unit.

In the next bed was a man who had destroyed a toe on one foot and a
lot of the flesh on the opposite shin. He had slipped on a sloping
lawn, using a Flymo and slid his legs under the blade.
General anaesthetic and foreign holiday cancelled.


Just further away a professional gardener was hedge trimming at his
own property (using his employer's equipment). Using it one-handed, he
tried to catch a falling bough with his free hand but it had the
blades attached to it and destroyed a swathe of flesh on his free arm.
General anaesthetic and sick note

And why was I there? I was ambulanced 60 miles to Morriston after
tripping in my greenhouse, falling into and demolishing 3 panes of
glass with my left hand and falling into the shards.
I almost sectioned a large slice of my left hand and somehow took
another entry wound to my right shoulder, with sundry superficials of
a cosmetic nature.

I was lucky. Jobs done under local anaesthetic, cleaned out and
stitched up, no tendon damage.

On antibiotics, painkillers and whisky now.

Funnily enough, it was only horticultural glass, but a couple of quite
large pieces in the rubbish bin had to be attacked repeatedly with a
vigorous large hammer to reduce them to disposable fragments



OUCH!
Hope there is no permanent damage Ron. Mend soon, and mind how you go.

Bobbie
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And why was I there? I was ambulanced 60 miles to Morriston after
tripping in my greenhouse, falling into and demolishing 3 panes of
glass with my left hand and falling into the shards.
I almost sectioned a large slice of my left hand and somehow took
another entry wound to my right shoulder, with sundry superficials of
a cosmetic nature.

I was lucky. Jobs done under local anaesthetic, cleaned out and
stitched up, no tendon damage.

On antibiotics, painkillers and whisky now.

Funnily enough, it was only horticultural glass, but a couple of quite
large pieces in the rubbish bin had to be attacked repeatedly with a
vigorous large hammer to reduce them to disposable fragments



OUCH!
Hope there is no permanent damage Ron. Mend soon, and mind how you go.


Thanks Bobbie


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A cautionary tale.(crossposted if you need to care)


Over the weekend I spent nearly 2 days in a traumatic surgery
specialist unit.

In the next bed was a man who had destroyed a toe on one foot and a
lot of the flesh on the opposite shin. He had slipped on a sloping
lawn, using a Flymo and slid his legs under the blade.
General anaesthetic and foreign holiday cancelled.

Friend of mine who is a Gardener at RHS Wisley told me that all the Grass
Cutting Gang there have no leather left on the toes of their steel toecap
boots! Yet I constantly see people using mowers and wearing sandals, can't
look, makes me feel sick. One slip or moments inattention and you are
possibly crippled for life, certainly in a lot of pain for some
weeks/months.

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Bob Hobden wrote:


"®óñ© © ²°¹°" wrote ... (SNIP))
A cautionary tale.(crossposted if you need to care)


Over the weekend I spent nearly 2 days in a traumatic surgery
specialist unit.

In the next bed was a man who had destroyed a toe on one foot and a
lot of the flesh on the opposite shin. He had slipped on a sloping
lawn, using a Flymo and slid his legs under the blade.
General anaesthetic and foreign holiday cancelled.

Friend of mine who is a Gardener at RHS Wisley told me that all the
Grass Cutting Gang there have no leather left on the toes of their steel
toecap boots! Yet I constantly see people using mowers and wearing
sandals, can't look, makes me feel sick. One slip or moments inattention
and you are possibly crippled for life,


Quite likely. Apparently it's really hard to walk without toes.

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Bob Hobden wrote:

In the next bed was a man who had destroyed a toe on one foot and a
lot of the flesh on the opposite shin. He had slipped on a sloping
lawn, using a Flymo and slid his legs under the blade.
General anaesthetic and foreign holiday cancelled.

Friend of mine who is a Gardener at RHS Wisley told me that all the Grass
Cutting Gang there have no leather left on the toes of their steel toecap
boots! Yet I constantly see people using mowers and wearing sandals, can't
look, makes me feel sick. One slip or moments inattention and you are
possibly crippled for life, certainly in a lot of pain for some
weeks/months.


Actually, no. That's dogma, with a grain of truth. The first thing
that most people refuse to admit is that lightweight shoes like
'trainers' offer negligible protection, yet they are often allowed
or encouraged (because they are 'closed toe').

More importantly, it depends on the design of mower and conditions.
In over 30 years, I have never once even got my foot under a mower,
because they have had rear grass boxes and I am mowing on the flat.
I would mow in bare feet, safely, if it were not for my wife! Not
the usual reason, though .... I got so twitchy at her running the
mower close to and even slightly over her trainers that I insisted
that she wears boots - and she won't do so if I don't.

HOWEVER, I wear sandals or bare feet most of the time, and so am
accustomed to taking appropriate care. 90% of the people who have
trouble are either relying on their 'protection' and not taking care,
or have (exceptionally) worn sandals or bare feet and not changed
their behaviour from wearing beetlecrushers. For example, people
who put a fork through their foot will almost certainly be wearing
boots and relying on them to protect their feet.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
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's best pigeon dodged hawks and farmers' guns to bring me the following:

HOWEVER, I wear sandals or bare feet most of the time, and so am
accustomed to taking appropriate care. 90% of the people who have
trouble are either relying on their 'protection' and not taking care,
or have (exceptionally) worn sandals or bare feet and not changed
their behaviour from wearing beetlecrushers. For example, people
who put a fork through their foot will almost certainly be wearing
boots and relying on them to protect their feet.

I just wasn't paying proper attention to where I was sticking the fork.

GWS Ron. Do they have a special ward for gardening related injuries, or
did you simply not mention the others?

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David Reid wrote:
's best pigeon dodged hawks and farmers' guns to bring me the following:

HOWEVER, I wear sandals or bare feet most of the time, and so am
accustomed to taking appropriate care. 90% of the people who have
trouble are either relying on their 'protection' and not taking care,
or have (exceptionally) worn sandals or bare feet and not changed
their behaviour from wearing beetlecrushers. For example, people
who put a fork through their foot will almost certainly be wearing
boots and relying on them to protect their feet.

I just wasn't paying proper attention to where I was sticking the fork.

GWS Ron. Do they have a special ward for gardening related injuries, or
did you simply not mention the others?


Daisy Ward, Turnip Ward, Greensward, Glyphosate Ward...

Mind you don't put ideas in the NHS head - you might start turf wars.

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